I was graduating college in 1986, and remember reading the article. Of course, as a 22-year-old, 40 seemed ancient, and I couldn't imagine reaching that age and not being married. The article definitely put the fear into me that I better have it all worked out by age 30!
I stayed single until the age of 39, when I met my current "significant other" (we are still not married, and don't ask me when!) :) I got to spend my 30's doing all kinds of things that my married friends with kids couldn't do -- working for 6 months in Australia, doing a long, careful career change, and volunteering in the community -- and if I had it to do again, I'd do it the same way. Over the past year, many of my heretofore "single" friends in their late 30's and early 40's have been through major changes -- getting married, having children on their own, and taking on all kinds of new challenges. (And, sadly, we all know that the idea of getting killed by a terrorist is no longer hypothetical either.) So here's to all of us who are continuing to celebrate the opportunities available to women of all ages -- it's never too late!
I was graduating college in 1986, and remember reading the article. Of course, as a 22-year-old, 40 seemed ancient, and I couldn't imagine reaching that age and not being married. The article definitely put the fear into me that I better have it all worked out by age 30!
I stayed single until the age of 39, when I met my current "significant other" (we are still not married, and don't ask me when!) :) I got to spend my 30's doing all kinds of things that my married friends with kids couldn't do -- working for 6 months in Australia, doing a long, careful career change, and volunteering in the community -- and if I had it to do again, I'd do it the same way. Over the past year, many of my heretofore "single" friends in their late 30's and early 40's have been through major changes -- getting married, having children on their own, and taking on all kinds of new challenges. (And, sadly, we all know that the idea of getting killed by a terrorist is no longer hypothetical either.) So here's to all of us who are continuing to celebrate the opportunities available to women of all ages -- it's never too late!